Wheelbarrow



ATTORNEYS May 3.1 l. R. sMlrl-l wnEELBARRow j Fired oct. 25,-51925 Patented May 3l, 1927. l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-v A

IRVING R. SMITH, OF WAUWA'IOSA, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO STERLING WHEEL- BARROW COMPANY, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION QF WISCONSIN.

WHEELBABBOW.-

Application filed October 26, 19225. Serial No. 64,863.

This invention relates to improvements in wheelbarrows, and more particularly to a knock-down or sectional wheelbarrow.

It is one ofthe objects of the present invention to provide a wheelbarrow suited for home or garden use and arranged for the ready detachment and attachment of the handles, wheel and other units to permit the packing of the wheelbarrow in a small compact box ror container for shipment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wheelbarrow arranged for the removal of all of the constituent elements fromthe hopper whereby the hopper may be packed in a carton or box of minimum size with the remaining wheelbarrow elements within the hopper and unoccupied portions of the carton. f-

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a sectional wheelbarrow, which when assembled, is strong and-etcient in operation.

A further object of the invention is to vprovide a sectional wheelbarrow of the class 25 described which is of very simple construction, is strong and durable,' is easily assembled and disassembled, is conveniently packed, and is well adapted for the purposes described.

With the 'above and other objects in view the invention consists of the improved' sectional wheelbarrow and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims and all equivalents thereof.

vIn the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views: the improved Fig. 1 is a plan view lof wheelbarrow Fig. 2 is a side view thereof;

Figa 3 is a view of a carton showing the manner in which the wheelbarrow is packed -therein when disassembled; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4 4 of. Fig. 2 and on a larger Scale.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing it will appear that the numeral 8 indicates the hopper or body of the wheelbarrow, which is preferably formed of sheet metal, and is supportedV uponv a pair of lon-- gitudinally extending arms 9. A pair of forward supports 10 depend from the front portion of the hopper and are bolted to the forward end portions ofthe arms 9. Said arms also have bolted to their lower surfaces the hopper.

`bearingmemloers 11 in which an laxle 1 2 is journaled, said axle carrying a wheel 13.

A pair of legs '14, of substantially U formation are provided to support the wheelbarrow in a horizontal position and said legs engagethe under surfaces of the ar s 9. Aswill be seen the legs are. channe ed p' and the forward flanged channeled portions 15 firmly engagey the -arms while the rear fianged channeledl portions '16 extend beyond the ends of the arms. Channeled plates 17 are provided for the upper portions of said arms and -said plates project outwardly evenly with said flanged portions 16. Bolts 18 are passed through said arms, the plates and the portions 16 of the legs to removably secure the legs to the arms, while arm extension members or handles 19 have their inner end portions clamped between the ex-l tending portions of the plates and fianged portions 16, bolts 20 being passed therethrough to provide removable attaching means.

To disassemble the wheelbarrow it is merely necessary to remove the bolts 18 and 2() which permit the detachment of the handles 19 and the legs 14, The hopper 8 can then be removed from the members' 9 by unboltvingthe braces 10 and the bearing members 11 can likewise be unbolted to permit the removal of the axle and wheel. In this manner the wheelbarrow can be separated into a number of smaller, easily packed units.

As was mentioned the sectional construction of the wheelbarrow makes it well suited for convenient packing and shipment. For ,this purpose an ordinary carton 21 of suitable size may be used and the position the parated wheelbarrow units occupy therein is clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. p The hopper, of course, fills most of the carton and the "wheel axle, bearings, plates, nuts and bolts, and other small parts can be disposed within The handles, arms, and legs may be conveniently fitted into other unoc- 'cupied portions of the cartn.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the improved sectional wheelbar- 'row is of very sim le and novel const/ruction, and is well a a-pted for the purposes set forth. f

What I claim -as my invention is:

1. A sectional wheelbarrow, comprising a pair of arms, a hopper removably mounted thereon, a bearing member removably bolted to the` forward end portion of each of said arms, an axle journaled in said bearing members, awheel carried by said axle, a pair of legs engaging said arms and'having flanged end portions extending beyond the extremities oity said arms, plates engaging said arms and extending beyond the extremities of the same, bolts engaging said plates, arms, and the anged end portions of said legs, handles engaged by the projecting portions of said plates and leg flanges, and bolts engaging the handles,

plates and leg flanges.

y2. A sectional Wheelbarrow, comprising a pair of arms, a hopper removably mounted thereon, a wheel removably `secured to and de ending from the forward portions of said arms, a pair of legs engaging said'arms and having flanged end portions extending 20` beyond the extremities of said arms, plates engaging said arms and extending beyond the extremities of the same, members engaging said plates, arms, and the flanged end portions of said legs, handles engaged by the projecting portions of said plates and by the leg flanges, and members engaging the handles, plates and leg lianges.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature.

InvINGf R. SMITH. 

